as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escorts
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
ProPublica found that the escorts often lack the expertise needed to effectively supervise engineers with far more advanced technical skills.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, responsibility falls to state police or highway patrol units, which can provide escorts or home surveillance when threats are deemed credible.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Keeping their spirits up on the journey would fall to their escorts or parents, and to a ship orchestra that was prepared to lead them in song.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, some members symbolically tore up the paperwork authorizing the escorts.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Advertisement With the Democrats having returned from their protest, the Republican representatives now have the numbers necessary to continue their vote, despite their protest to the round-the-clock police escorts to ensure their attendance at Wednesday's session.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Players quickly walked steps from the entrance and into their escorts, curling out before Jon Rahm’s individual season championship celebration had even begun.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
ProPublica found that the escorts often lack the expertise needed to effectively supervise engineers with far more advanced technical skills.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, responsibility falls to state police or highway patrol units, which can provide escorts or home surveillance when threats are deemed credible.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Keeping their spirits up on the journey would fall to their escorts or parents, and to a ship orchestra that was prepared to lead them in song.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, some members symbolically tore up the paperwork authorizing the escorts.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Advertisement With the Democrats having returned from their protest, the Republican representatives now have the numbers necessary to continue their vote, despite their protest to the round-the-clock police escorts to ensure their attendance at Wednesday's session.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Players quickly walked steps from the entrance and into their escorts, curling out before Jon Rahm’s individual season championship celebration had even begun.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
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Non-drug factors Psychedelic treatment often involves guides or therapists who help ensure that a patient's psychedelic experience is safe and effective.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are many kayak guides to take you safely out on the water at night.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just as heartburn always accompanies a chicken Parmesan, and a hangover always follows a great night out.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But, because mange often accompanies secondary infections and nutritional imbalances, treatment in the wild is impractical, making the work at Walden's Puddle and other rehabilitation facilities all the more important, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Communications Manager Jason Harmon said.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Along with Jay comes an entourage of attendants, among them his manager, Ron Sukenick (Adam Sandler); his publicist, Liz (Laura Dern); and his hair and makeup person, Phoebe (Emily Mortimer, who co-wrote the script with Baumbach).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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The attendants’ mint green uniforms, shaped like the traditional Vietnamese national costume, áo dài, with embroidered lining said to be inspired by the railway tracks, accentuated the air of a bygone era.—
Anna Haines,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bolsonaro is under house arrest, surrounded by guards to prevent him from fleeing to a foreign embassy to request asylum.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latter option is particularly tantalizing because both guards offer valuable skills that could help a playoff hopeful be even more formidable in 2025-26.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Adam’s suicide is just one tragic death that parents have said occurred after their children confided in AI companions.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Simpler designs with more cartoon-like features are more likely to be accepted as companions.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Escorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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